Friday, February 27, 2009

Pudd'nhead Wilson


I just finished reading Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson . It is a story about a slave that switches a white baby with a slave baby (with mostly white blood) when the babies are just a few months old. The white baby is raised a slave and the slave baby is raised free. An interesting story is set up and carried out, with Twain's belief that environment plays more in the capabilities of humans than birth. Twain's wit and humor come through, as well as his capability to tell a story. Although you know what is going to happen early on, Twain almost makes you believe that it will not. Mark Twain is probably one of my favorite authors because of his sarcasm, progressiveness, and humor. I highly recommend this short little novel.

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